Kathleen Sebelius

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News about Kathleen Sebelius, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Feb. 11, 2015

Kansas Gov Sam Brownback rescinds former Gov Kathleen Sebelius's 2007 order banning discrimination against gays and lesbians in state hiring and employment; charges that Sebelius acted unilaterally in passing measure. MORE

Apr. 19, 2014

Gail Collins Op-Ed column encourages Health and Human Services Sec Kathleen Sebelius to run for Senate; holds Democrats have found it difficult to recruit a high-profile candidate to run in Kansas, as incumbent Pat Roberts is facing Tea Party challenger Milton Wolf. MORE

Apr. 12, 2014

Kathleen Sebelius's path to resignation as secretary of Health and Human Services became clear as far back as Thanksgiving, as White House was overwhelmed by fallout from health care website debacle; Obama administration lost confidence in Sebelius as problems with website mounted, attacks from Republicans increased and Democrats facing reelection called for a change in management. MORE

Mar. 13, 2014

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee that the deadline for people to sign up for health insurance will not be extended and the requirement for most American to have coverage will not be delayed; declines to say whether the Obama administration is still committed to its original goal of enrolling seven million people in private coverage by March 31. MORE

Dec. 12, 2013

Obama administration reports that number of people selecting health plans in federal and state marketplaces increased briskly in November 2013, bringing overall figure to nearly 365,000; new data becomes available as Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius clashes again with Republicans at hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. MORE

Nov. 7, 2013

Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of health and human services, says that government needs to fix hundreds of problems with website for federal health insurance marketplace, but she categorically rejects bipartisan calls to delay parts of the new health care law. MORE

Oct. 23, 2013

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is facing criticism over health care law’s problem-plagued online insurance exchange, with many Republicans calling for her resignation; though Republicans insist she is responsible for the problems in online enrollment, it is unclear how deeply she was involved in development of the program's troubled Web site. MORE

Oct. 17, 2013

In Practice column; people close to Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of health and human services, say she has no intention of bowing to Republican demands that she resign after the troubled rollout of Pres Obama's health care law. MORE

Sep. 20, 2013

Editorial criticizes Florida for its destructive efforts to sabotage health care reform, with tactics that deprive its own poor and middle-income citizens of law's benefits; praises Health and Human Services Sec Kathleen Sebelius for traveling to state to help residents understand the law; warns success of health care law in Florida will depend heavily on private efforts, given the state government's opposition. MORE

Jul. 9, 2013

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is defending herself and her fund-raising activities as she works to deliver health insurance to more than 25 million Americans. MORE

Jun. 5, 2013

Secretary of health and human services Kathleen Sebelius discloses that she made telephone calls to three companies regulated by her department and urged them to help nonprofit group Enroll America promote Pres Obama's health care law; identifies companies as Johnson & Johnson, Ascension Health and Kaiser Permanente; says she did not ask them for money but urged them to support group. MORE

May. 21, 2013

Editorial criticizes Congressional Republicans for exploiting controversies surrounding the Internal Revenue Service and Health and Human Services Sec Kathleen Sebelius in attempt to undermine Pres Obama's health care law; holds moves are in line with enormous amount of time wasted by the House in vain effort to repeal law. MORE

May. 13, 2013

Health and Human Services Sec Kathleen Sebelius has solicited sizable donations from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and H&R Block as part of multimillion-dollar campaign to ensure success of Pres Obama's health care law; administration officials say private donations are needed because Congress has provided much less money than Obama requested to publicize new law. MORE

Apr. 6, 2013

Federal Judge Edward R Korman orders that Plan B morning-after pill be made available over the counter for all ages, instead of requiring prescription for girls 16 and younger; hotly-worded decision accuses Obama administration and Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius of political motivation when they restricted sale of drug in 2011. MORE

Mar. 27, 2013

Health and Human Services Sec Kathleen Sebelius acknowledges that costs could rise in the individual health insurance market, especially for men and younger people, due to provisions in 2010 health care measure that eliminate discriminatory market practices that have imposed higher rates on women, people with medical problems and older people. MORE

Jul. 17, 2012

Rep Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, sends letter to Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, urging her to investigate whether a wide-ranging surveillance program that the Food and Drug Administration mounted against a group of its scientists had violated federal employee protections and whistle-blower laws; the scientists who were being investigated had raised warnings about the safety of medical imaging devices. MORE

May. 20, 2012

Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column laments the fact that the Catholic Church continues to suffocate debate and resist modernity; cites the uproar caused by Georgetown University's invitation to Kathleen Sebelius, the health and human services secretary, to speak at a graduation ceremony as the latest example of the church's intolerance. MORE

May. 17, 2012

Archdiocese of Washington issues letter censuring Georgetown University for inviting Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, to speak at an awards ceremony; Sebelius, a Catholic, has been vilified by church leaders for upholding the mandate in the health care overhaul that requires even religiously affiliated institutions to provide birth control coverage to their employees. MORE

Dec. 14, 2011

Op-Ed article by law professor Daniel Carpenter asserts that decision by health and human services secretary Kathleen Sebelius to block the Plan B One-Step contraceptive pill from being sold without a prescription sets risky precedent that allows the government to overrule the Food and Drug Administration; suggests that the FDA be made into an independent agency to prevent politics from interfering with the drug-approval process. MORE

Dec. 9, 2011

Pres Obama endorses Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius's decision to block over-the-counter sales of emergency contraception to girls under age 17; disappointed supporters in the scientific and women's rights communities question whether the decision is political, as Obama sidesteps a skirmish with conservatives in the nation's culture wars by endorsing the decision. MORE

Dec. 8, 2011

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overrules the Food and Drug Administration, refusing to allow emergency contraceptives to be sold over the counter, including to young teenagers; it is the first time that the HHS has overruled the FDA and the decision avoids what could have been a bruising political battle over parental control and contraception. MORE

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